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Background. The World Health Organization considers an unhealthy diet to be related to the risk of cardiovascular diseases development. Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary habits among Wroclaw Medical University students with a view towards the nutritional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Material and Methods. The study was conducted between the years 2004-2012. The...
Background. Considering the fact that pesticides are commonly used in agriculture, continuous monitoring of these substances in food products is of great significance. Residues of these substances can be present in crops after harvest. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate presence of pesticide residues in fruiting vegetables from production farms in south-eastern region of Poland in 2012–2015...
Background. Fruit and vegetables have health and nutritional value, but can also be a source of toxic contaminants such as pesticide residues. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate presence of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetable crops from the central and eastern region of Poland in order to check the compliance of these products with the maximum residue levels’ (MRLs) requirements...
Background. Vegetables constitute a vital part of the human diet, being the main source of minerals, vitamins, dietary fibre and phytochemicals. They however, also contain nitrates and nitrites, which adversely affect human health. Objective. To determine nitrate and nitrite content in selected vegetables purchased at supermarket chains in Siedlce and to assess their impact on consumer health. Material...
This paper analyses the competitiveness of fruit and vegetable producers. Research was carried out as an attempt to identify the variables that determine companies’ ability to achieve a competitive advantage. The results of qualitative research are presented in the paper. Interdependence of entrepreneurs’ opinions for both domestic and foreign markets was examined by means of ordinal correlation measures...
The Common Agriculture Policy’s Fruit Scheme and School Milk Program are EU-wide institutional attempts to encourage consumption of selected food products among children by increasing their availability in schools. The number of pupils participating in both schemes in Poland has reached more than 67% and 38% of the appropriate target groups. Pilot studies, carried out in 2010 and 2011, indicate what...
This paper analyses the competitive advantages and strategies of fruit and vegetable producers. The convergence of domestic and international markets and equalization of competitive conditions reduce the competitive potential of Polish fruit and vegetable producers and force them to make qualitative and innovative improvements. Quantitative and qualitative research was undertaken to prove this thesis...
Pepino dulce is a new crop in Poland. Its fruit can be harvested at different stages of ripeness. As the majority of vegetables of the family Solanaceae, pepino fruit is abundant in potassium. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of increasing potassium rates and fruit ripeness stages on macronutrient content and ratios in the fruit of pepino dulce cv. Konsuelo. Both experimental...
Copper, zinc, iron and manganese contents were determined in edible parts of some fresh vegetables sold on markets in Poznań. The copper and zinc contents in vegetables obtained in the present study were compared to the ones reported from an analogous study carried out in the Department of Horticultural Plant Fertilization in Poznań fifteen years ago. Samples of vegetables were collected from six...
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